Photographer's Note

Montegabbione is an Italian town of 1,216 inhabitants in the province of Terni.
Montegabbione is part of the Mountain Community Monte Peglia and Selva di Meana , is perched on a hill at 594 m . SLM is part of a mountain complex preappenninico bordered on one side by the Val di Chiana and the other from the valleys of Nestor and the Tiber . The encircle the foot of the hill on Torricella Montarale ( 883 m . Above sea level ), Mount Calvello , the hill of the Cross and in the distance the mountains of Cetona , Amiata , Peglia .
The most reliable source of the name of Montegabbione seems to derive from the Latin " Mons capionis " which can be translated as " Mountain of conquest."

In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries during the transition from Latin to Italian , the word " capionis " became " gabionis " translated definitively Montegabbione .
The municipality , which includes the capital over the small towns of Montegiove , Castel di Fiori and Faiolo , covers an area of ​​about 52 square kilometers.
The castle of Montegabbione of private property must be regarded as the first construction dates back to the year 1000 .

The tower of Montegabbione , which dates back to the fifteenth century , it is clear architectural building military , has the base of a truncated pyramid and is squared stone with narrow slits .

The length of the fields is giving depth to the composition. The point of view is showing the détails and the colours of the village. «the cloudy sky is giving a good contrast to the colours. Have a nice day.